PETER I

1. 1711 - Senate

1.1. The Senate, the highest body of state Executive power, has been established. The Senate existed from 1711 to 1917

2. Family

2.1. Father: Alexey Mikhailovich

2.2. Mother: Natalia Kirillovna Naryshkina

2.3. First wife: Evdokia Fyodorovna Lopukhina

2.4. Second wife: Ekaterina Alekseevna Mikhailova

3. 1703 - Saint-Petersburg

3.1. Peter I founded Saint-Petersburg in 1703. He built it very quickly. Petersburg is situated on water. Since 1712 it became the capital.

4. 1696 – 1725

4.1. Years of Peter's reign

5. Childhood

5.1. He was born on the 30th of May in 1672

5.1.1. In his childhood Peter was a healthy and clever child.

5.1.2. In 1696 Peter became the absolute ruler.

6. 1700-1721 - North war

6.1. 1798 - The battle of Lesnaya

6.2. 1709 - Poltava battle

6.2.1. Copenhagen Union Treaty

6.2.1.1. Tsar Peter I takes the title of Father of the Fatherland, Emperor of Russia

6.3. 1714 - Victory at Cape Gangut

6.4. 1720 - Victory and Cape Grengam

7. 1697-1698 - Great Embassy to Europe

8. 1721 - Synod

8.1. The Synod was established, the highest administrative and judicial authority of the Russian Church. The Synod existed from 1711 to 1917

9. 1722

9.1. Introduction of the Table of ranks

10. 1700

10.1. January 1, 1700-transition to a new chronology

11. 1725 - death of Peter

11.1. Before his death, Peter I was very ill, but continued to rule the state. Peter the Great died in 1725 from an inflammation of the bladder. By a decision of the Senate, Peter's wife, Ekaterina Alekseevna, succeeded to the throne as the first Russian Empress under the name of Catherine I.